Item: Cisco Catalyst Switches
Rating: 10
Author: Zar Jerome Cajudo

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst Switches

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cisco Catalyst Switches are being used in our organization as Core/Distribution/Access layers on our Campus LAN. It is very easy to set up with the virtual StackWise and regular stacking. Very straightforward with its IOS upgrade and has lots of features included especially with the Network Advantage license. I recommend using these switches in your Campus LAN and also in your Data Center.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Campus LAN switches, access switches
Data center switches
DMZ switches and Edge switches

Cons

Additional routing features
Broad features on their licenses
IOS software upgrade

Return on Investment

Efficient and Network availability
Scalability
Flexibility of installation

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Nexus Series Switches

Cisco Catalyst switches stack up against them because of their simplicity of using IOS-XE syntax.

Key Insights

Do you think Cisco Catalyst Switches delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Catalyst Switches's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Catalyst Switches live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Catalyst Switches go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Catalyst Switches again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Microsoft Windows

Likelihood to Recommend

Cisco Catalyst switches are well suited in the Campus LAN because it is easy to set up in an organization that mainly uses Access switches on their network. The StackWise feature of it is very useful and it is also very scalable. It is less appropriate I think on Data center switches because I prefer the powerful Nexus Switches for the Datacenter segment.

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